She had initially been charged with driving while impaired and failure to reduce speed to avoid striking a pedestrian.

State troopers said that Jones argued with two passengers in her backseat, then pulled over along Russell Chapel Road early March 10. The men got out of her car, and Jones took off, striking 20-year-old Charles Washington Jr., troopers said.

Washington was seriously injured and taken to UNC Hospitals.

Jones was placed in the Chatham County jail under a $10,000 secured bond. Her first court appearance was set for April 4.